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divorce court

American  

noun

  1. a court having jurisdiction over termination of marital relations, as actions for divorce or annulment.


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More important, a divorce court and a credit-card company each dance to the beat of their own drum.

From MarketWatch

Less frequently produced but no less interesting are chamber operas like “Lilith” — a saucy and inventive take on the story of Adam’s first wife that features a divorce court in the Garden of Eden.

From New York Times

King now says in a new legal filing that she last saw Allman at a divorce court hearing in April.

From Los Angeles Times

It should be a law that no marriage license is issued until the parties have spent at least six hours as observers in divorce court.

From Washington Post

Now that the relationship looks as if it may be headed to divorce court, let’s remember what really matters in any decision to split up: money and power.

From Washington Post